Young and Restless (Prism album)
Young and Restless | ||||
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Released | August 1980 | |||
Studio | Little Mountain Sound Studios | |||
Genre | Rock, pop rock, arena rock, soft rock | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Producer | Bruce Fairbairn and Prism | |||
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Singles from Young and Restless | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Young and Restless is the fourth studio album by the Canadian rock band, Prism. It was originally released in 1980 by the record label Capitol. The album is notably the last album by the band to feature Ron Tabak as the lead vocalist, and it is also the last album to feature their long-time producer, Bruce Fairbairn.
The album was viewed negatively by the majority of music critics. It was also a commercial disappointment, being their first album failing to chart on the Billboard 200. However, in 1980, Young and Restless did achieve Platinum status in Canada (in excess of 100,000 copies sold).
Critical reception
Reviewing for AllMusic critic Mike DeGagne wrote of the album "The solid instrumental sound and confident songwriting that they produced on their last recording have somehow disappeared, and even John Hall's synthesizers can't muster any redemption amongst the album's filler. Young & Restless showed signs of the band declining in all aspects, which was later confirmed on Prism's future releases."[1]
Track listing
- "American Music" (Lindsay Mitchell) - 3:59
- "Young and Restless" (Al Harlow, Mitchell) - 3:25
- "Satellite" (Harlow, Mitchell) - 3:36
- "Party Line" (Mitchell) - 3:08
- "Acid Rain" (Mitchell) - 4:35
- "Another World" (Harlow, Mitchell) - 4:22
- "The Visitor" (Mitchell) - 2:02
- "Deception" (Harlow) - 3:36
- "Hideaway" (Harlow) - 3:52
- "Runnin' for Cover" (Rocket Norton, Timothy McHugh) - 3:38
Personnel
- Prism
- Ron Tabak - lead vocals
- John Hall - keyboards
- Lindsay Mitchell - guitars, backing vocals
- Rocket Norton - drums
- Al Harlow - bass guitar, guitars, backing vocals
- Additional personnel
- Bruce Fairbairn - horn section
- Production
- Robert Rock
- Mike Fraser
- Doug Grover